News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 13

Published 2:01 am, Monday, May 13, 2013

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1 Body found: A body recovered amid an intensive search is believed to be that of a missing 18-month-old girl whose mother was found dead along with two men on a farm near Ottawa, Kan., a week ago, authorities said Sunday. Sheriff Jeff Richards said the remains recovered Saturday are believed to those of Lana Leigh Bailey. Kyle Flack, a convicted felon, was charged Friday with the slayings of Lana's mother, Kaylie Bailey, Andrew Stout and Steven White. Authorities have not disclosed a motive.

2Four killed: Investigators examined a home in Waynesville, Ind., on Sunday for clues to the slayings of four people the night before. Three men and a woman were found shot to death, authorities said. "We are following up on all leads at this point and we have no one in custody at this time," Sheriff Mark Gorbett said.

3 Traps stolen: Fred Jackson, owner of Tahoe Lobster Co., says a thief has been stealing his traps ever since he launched Lake Tahoe's first commercial crawfish operation last year. Since fall, 160 traps have gone missing at a loss of more than $21,000, he said. Jackson suspects the thief is a disgruntled fisherman who fears the crawfish are a necessary food supply for trout and other sport fish. He said the 4,500 pounds of crawfish he pulled from the lake last year put less than a 1 percent dent in Tahoe's overall population.

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4 Brubeck tribute: A celebration of Dave Brubeck's life and music turned into an ode to joy as family, friends and fans paid tribute to the groundbreaking jazz pianist and composer. Brubeck died Dec. 5, a day before his 92nd birthday, and a private funeral was held near his home in Wilton, Conn., shortly afterward. On Saturday, the only tribute sponsored by the Brubeck family took place before more than 2,000 people at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City featuring performances by Chick Corea, Branford Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Roberta Gambarini, Hilary Kole and other jazz stars.

5 New locomotives: Amtrak on Monday will unveil the first of 70 new locomotives at a Siemens AG plant in Sacramento, marking what the railroad hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and improved energy efficiency. The engines will be used on corridors between Washington, D.C., and Boston and between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa. Three will be unveiled Monday before being sent out for testing.

6 Walters retiring: Barbara Walters, the veteran ABC news anchor, is planning to announce Monday morning on "The View" that she will retire from TV journalism during the summer of 2014. ABC said in a statement late Sunday that Walters, 83, will continue to anchor and report for the New York network until she departs. Walters has spent 37 years at ABC, joining the network in 1976 to co-anchor its evening newscast and, three years later, becoming a co-host of its "20/20" newsmagazine. Before that, she spent 15 years at NBC News, where she was a co-host of the "Today" show.